⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 4:37 · MEM 46-43 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 4:30 · MEM 78-69 POR
- Lead
Damon Stoudamire hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 1:50 · MEM 101-99 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Miller offensive foul (Brandon Roy draws the foul)
Q4 2:20 · MEM 99-97 POR
- Turnover
Mike Miller turnover
Q4 2:20 · MEM 99-97 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:50 · MEM 24-31 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 11:41 · MEM 57-59 POR
- Go-ahead
Travis Outlaw hit a 24-foot three jumper, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 0:15 · MEM 103-104 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · MEM 99-97 POR
📊The numbers
| MEM | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
